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Tuesday, 13 November 2012

Stitching

The autumnal theme continues on Make My Monday blog and this week the topic is STITCHING - REAL OR FAUX.   I've employed a bit of artistic licence here and gone with the mellow creamy browns of the season and I'd say this Wellington Bear from Papermania has reached the autumn of his life!!  A touch fanciful maybe??  I went for the faux stitching with a stitch stamp from Creative Expressions - keep meaning to actually stitch onto a card but just don't get around to it somehow. Background and various layers are all Papermania papers and there is a layer of decoupage on Wellington (I try to keep cards fairly flat these days because of the postage costs.  Often people won't buy a card if they think it will incur extra postage.  There are some great Design Team cards on the MMM blog - well worth a visit.


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13 comments:

  1. Rita13 November 2012 at 14:16

    What a beautiful card. I love the muted colours and the stitching look is great. Enjoy your Day. Hugs Rita xx

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  2. Paula (PEP)13 November 2012 at 17:03

    I like the placing of your corner elements & he certainly does look a tad sceptical of what he is reading the way he's peering over his specs.
    Paula (PEP)
    Think I've got a similar CB stitch stamp too.

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  3. Canonbury creations13 November 2012 at 18:21

    Brilliant Val I love that stitching stamp, must look out for that one! Welling ton is great and the distressing on the edges of the layers gives great depth.
    Val x

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  4. Stamps and Paper13 November 2012 at 20:08

    Lovely Wellington bear card Val..like your faux stitching and a great layout

    Anne

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  5. Mynn xx13 November 2012 at 23:51

    Such a great explanation of your card! LOVE that darling image and your watches are fabulous! Thanks for joining us at MMM! :)

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  6. Jenny Marples14 November 2012 at 10:53

    Now that's a bear that is taking life easy and can cheerfully ignore all the clocks around him! Love it Val. Hugs, Buttons x

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  7. Jacqueline14 November 2012 at 11:05

    Great thinking Val - great card too. Thanks for joining in our stitching challenge at MMM this week - Jacqueline xx

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  8. Christine B.14 November 2012 at 23:15

    Hi Val love your Wellington card the faux stitching looks good. I know what you mean about keeping things flatter. I'm making things alot smaller and thinner now. Hugs x ChrisB

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  9. Suzi B15 November 2012 at 06:42

    This made me smile Val, love Wellington he makes a fabulous Autumnal icon :) Thank you for joining in at MMM
    Suzi B xx

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  10. Mrs.B16 November 2012 at 14:32

    What a great take on the challenge with Wellington bear, and such a lovely card.
    Avril (GD- MMM)

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  11. Fliss17 November 2012 at 22:26

    A gorgeous card Val and that image is just so cute.
    Thanks so much for joining us again at MMM this week.
    Hugs, Fliss xx

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  12. Cazro18 November 2012 at 02:40

    Super card with adorable Wellington. Gorgeous soft muted autumnal colours. Thanks for sharing with us at Make My Monday. Caz

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  13. craftimamma24 November 2012 at 20:54

    Wonderful card for the challenge Val and love the Wellington bear image. I have a set of faux stitching stamps which I usually use for the effect because my freehand drawn stitching usually looks awful. Like you I keep meaning to actually do some genuine stitching on a card or two and even bought a little machine (having passed my beautiful faithful Elna on to DD) about 2 years ago ................ er, it's still in it's box unthreaded! What a waste!

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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